THE NAMES OF THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW
2. The way it smells after it rains is called petrichor.
4. When your stomach rumbles, that's a wamble.
5. The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.
7. The sheen of light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called phosphenes.
9. The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.
10. Your little toe or finger is called the minimus.
11. The wired cage that holds the cork on a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.
12. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.
13. When you combine a question mark with an exclamation mark (?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.
14. The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.
16. Finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania.
17. Illegible handwriting is called griffonage.
18. The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle.
19. That sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.
20. The metal thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.
How many of this are you hearing for the first time?
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